Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Employee unhooked lanyard and fell through roof resulting in fatal injuries.
Alpine Silica, LLCMining Incidents in 2026
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Alpine Silica, LLC operations in 2026. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2026
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2026
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
All incidents in 2026
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee changed a bearing on an exhaust fan and was reinstalling the V-belts by hand when left pointer fingertip was caught between the V-belt and pulley sheave. The belt was rotated to free their finger. After removing their glove, a laceration was found. Employee was taken to the hospital, received four sutures, and returned to duty after treatment.